"Captain Nathaniel Clock helms Mischief, with her unusual vertical wheel, down New York Harbor toward the start of the first race of the 1881 America’s Cup defense. The tug Edward Luckenback, serving as the New York Yacht Club committee boat, follows close astern, while the steamer Cygnus and Canadian challenger Atalanta fall behind."
Monday, February 15, 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
the old Mangaroa Tunnel, NZ, now on a mini rail trail
The two of us in Wellington made a trip last week to the Tunnel Gully Recreational Area north of Upper Hutt. It is named after this former 221-metre-long tunnel on the old railway alignment between Maymorn and Cross Creek which included the famous Rimutaka Incline. This line was opened to traffic in 1878 and ended when it was replaced with the Rimutaka Tunnel deviation in 1955. There are a few km of the old alignment that can be walked or cycled over in the park.
Note that the long time spelling of Rimutaka was changed to Remutaka in 2017, a change which remains controversial.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
1937 Studebaker Woody Wagon model
A 1:18-scale 1937 Studebaker Woody Wagon sculpture with official logos of the Indian Motorcycle Company.
1972 Morris Minor van
Used to advertise an ice cream parlor and cafe in Sanson, NZ. For lots more, see the book The New Zealand Morris Minor Story
Friday, February 12, 2021
Sunday, February 7, 2021
1977 Lincoln Versailles
With a view from the Windows on the World restaurant at the top of the World Trade Centre, which as everyone knows, ceased to exist on 9/11/2001.
The Lincoln Versailles was produced from 1977 to 1980 -- info













